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Six years ago this month, the Child Victims Act was signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. At the time, it was lauded as landmark legislation that temporarily extended the statute of limitations in childhood sex abuse cases so survivors like us could finally receive justice. Not long after the legislation was signed, then-Lieutenant Gov. Kathy Hochul said this law would tip the scales of justice “in favor of survivors.”

We filed our claims the day the CVA went into effect, and for the first time in years, we felt hope. But more than half a decade later, we’re still waiting for justice — just like thousands of other survivors across New York.

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What was supposed to be a tidal wave of accountability is really just a painfully endless drip, as the vast majority of survivors’ cases remain in limbo.

Why? There’s plenty of blame to go around — from bankruptcy processes to a........

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